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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1918,

A truth which nobody denies

is, that the maturing of whisky by time and nature cannot be hurried. Only by years in bond can it acquire the mellowness for which

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is famous.

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JOHN WALKER SONS, LORE

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-EN QAREY & SONS, LIMITED; WELLINGTON Missa," LossoN.

PARIS TOILET

No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

(UNDER THE ATOL Hom).

TO LET

TO LET.

#

"

COMPLETELY Furnished & ROD

Court and good view of Harbour. Boven minutes eary walk from Upper Tram

Station. To be let for 18 months from March or April.

Further particulars apply to 1. a."

w/o 'CHINA Man' Offico.

1450 Hongkong, Nov. 25, 1918.

TO BE LET

(FROM 1ST JANUARY NEXT).

NO. 1o 6 AIMAT TILL

ing" "**ULUESLOE," Kimberly Boad, Kowloon.

Apply to TILL & Co., 79, Wyndham

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD will

with rop that the theta Thave stated in this leftor, and my desuotas theedrom, will tend to carry out his laudable mattres, and possibly influence the cancellation of proxies, kindly smalle by the Company, for mars later if this letter roaches then In Hime

Wo are all yery mum indebted to the Dirvators, especially Measis. Osborns and Potts, for their hard work ribamars

Noble

Bia Britannic Majesty's Ships on the Okins Station

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Commander

Comdr. Aruhibald, Coolraza Mason W. Want

Lia-Comdr. W. H. Darwall

Name

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1400

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300

Master H. Smith

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Comdr. Colin Mackenzie, D.5.0.

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300

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·¿Continued from роди 124 so long as they do not pay out morn on one share than another, which i ilegal. I sound there is about the unusi prošt available, and if they do not wish to pay more than has been paid [on previous occasioca. so the, new shares.

holders, viz., $1.30 par share, then I am organising the Hel, and making Cadmus suru nobody can object, so long as the substantial profits, and wo trust tho) Fold harsholders ges no more than $1.60. prosent Director will continue to do so Cherub

Dr. Noble says he can carry any ordinary instead of wasting their time in mono resolution what met does he want? kaying with its Constitution, which they ame Is he trying to get more than her paid to administer, not to vary,

In conclusion, I should like to point Kinaka entitled to fof the old shareholders, and

out that in my opinion the only brightli pot in both meetings as published is

Minotyar that The Chairman did not vote.!" "I contained in the words at thủ very end

Moorhen take of my hot to you, Mr. Scots Harm Newcastle ton, Solicitor, but wish you hadd Nightingale up the pass history of the Company or Otter meetings with your dodotions there Borario it you have done so, had given it to the Ribble

is he not the obstructing party

Dr. Noble says he is willing to pay off the debentures to meet the flows tho shareholder in question if he is allowed to well the Hotel Mansions, but complains he is not allowed. Article 105 (ives the Directors pourer to sell any of the property of the Company Where is the dificulty? If, as he says,

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it is of little wa for Hotel purposes, Itrom, so se to guide shareholders voting. a with him on this point, and the sharedares and do not consider year have Sandpiper

Perhaps, however, you only hold old bokdor objecting cannot stop him, because vither a legal or moral right to vote.

Snipe ho.(the shareholder) saanee either pass

TAKU an Ordinary or Special Resolution to stop stich a sale-perhaps the other Director object, or do the "old “aliareholders ?

Nee enn see, for the same reason,

ADDENDUM,

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tained from the Company the list of Teal

Shoe writing the shove, I have co. Tamar

Noblo's statement, Yet I too will Triumph prosent shareholders, and "Til view of Dr.Thistle

how this terrible · «bariholder can force tho Directors and other shareholders to pet by the success of the cliente of wet, akids 'nore" than they desire for the afr. Grist, for I hold 484 of the original purpose of paying off debentures or other partly paid issue. fet I am oppond Virgo purposes. Why does. Dr. Noble areate to the schonto, sa it is wrong in principle Welland and a bad business transaction," I must Whiting. this bogey of reduced, dividenda ?

merely hold the 8 to 2 proportion of old Woodcock further point out that Dr. Noble did not. Widgeon and now shares, whics would be 78 Woodlark old to 184 new. He is down in this

list for 1,112 old and 484 new. Will he

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Dr. Noble tells you this naughty share (holder, or shareholders, have threatened to buy up the shares to make themselves sufficiently powerful to carry out their wishes. Well, why shouldn't they?

a matter of money and is done every day. Have not other Cocipantes shaco been bought up with a similar objcct "and, are we not all willing to purt at si price. I ask Dr. Noble whether he has not played this gama bimsolf, Lelt bought up to pain bis own legitimate, unda, œu held out for his own price. It is a peup the Capital, Dr. Noble will have to feetly legal and fair game if one can afford it.

explain how he profits under these dir: 0.36

umstances, becasso under the past and his present scheme Dr. Noble draws in 0.98 Dividends as follows 1.112 at $6 per annum $6.672.00

Dr. Noblo asks Mr. Grist if his clients will agree to the cancellation of $200,000 of capital on the ground that it is not wanted. Why should Mr. Grist object to the Court being asked to do this so long as all shareholders arð frested alike? :

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Capt. FCC, Pasca

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LA-Comdr. J. G. Maskinaun

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Capt. P. Strastfeild, M.V.O.

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Comdr. Beymous

Lt. Cmdr. B. Neville

depot ship, submarines

virus máu boot.

140.

fiver gunkat

940

LA-Comadr. Maurice B. Leslie,

torpedo boat destroyer

6500

Gauner W. H. Bydar

receiving ship

river ganboat

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torpedo bost destroyer

100

7300

torpedo boat destroper

5000

river gunboal

195

800

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080

800

Lt. Com. M."Blackwood

180

1

Lt. Comdr. Lloyd

22,000

Capt. H. Cochrane

Lë. Comdr. F, J, McGillewie

Lt. Comdr. R. K. G. Pope

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1,452.00

$8,124.00057 Under Mr. Grist's scheme of calling 958.

pay in out of his own money (or borrow from the Bank at 6 per cent.) $25 per share on 484 shares-$12.100 st 8 per draw in dividende 10.8 per cent. per con-8720 per annum. He will then annum or 85.40 per share, viz.: 1,508 Shares-18,818.40 mins $726 payable

That is not what Dr. Noble says he is interest, net $7,992.40, or a loss o him of $231.60 per annum by support willing to do, however. Perhaps the Cat would say the capital of the Copit futurs dividends increase.

ing Mr. Grist, and this loss will incresse pany according to its Memorandum and Noble can find money casting him 4 per It Dr, Articles is 20,000 shares of $80 each. cent., or under; then can understand If you produce the consent of your credi-his allusion, so he appears to have said wits, there is no reason why you should

Whatever the Directors' views may be

Nome.

not write down the capital by $200,000 or transferred 266 now shares in August, Kaiserin Elizabeth. making it $800,000 in 96,000 states 1912, but perhaps at less than the

Dupleix t $40 each. How you are going to divide per cont. profit he mentions. this $200,000 is no concern of the Court of the rights or wrongs of the question,

Kleber long as your shareholders agree, but it appoats their monetary interests am Decidée the most equitable manner coms to be reflected in their holdings, which w to pay off $10 per shuru on 12,000 shares given to me as follows:- costing $120,000, and unless you want

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Lt. Comdr. 3tilema

Lt. Comdr. Nicol "

Lt. Comdr. H. W. Baymour

West Fre

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French armoured cruiser

Oaptains Capt. Makovita

30 23,000 Capt. Darelay 13. 19,800. Dept. Gouta ...”

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French destroyer

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800

Comdr, de Marquesser

Comdr. Voisin

so borrow, the money to do this you will have to call up $15 per share on the 8,000 shares now $25 per share paid up, but whatever you do you cannot reduce the rights of any shareholder to lose then an equal dividend per share unless you get the consent of that sharefalder or shareholders. Clause 46 of the Com Mr. Borley, who is not a. Director.

I also bold............... 25 parice Ordinance is quite clear on the but who shoke at the meeting in favour Styx paint, Dr. Noble, however, it seems to the Resolution and would have us Fronde

me, thinks the people who hold one glasbelieve that in voting for the resolution

THE Leading LADIE'S & GENTLE. Stroer, 'pr:: :: Abdoolrahim, Architect, of shares should alone agreo to canche was doing so contrary, to his

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Hongkong, Oct. 94, 1913. ||||

34.Queen's Road Contral

Hongkong; Nov. 28, 1913,

part of their interest the Company intereste, is on the list as holding 85 old Pistolet 1451 for the benefit of the other. It all boils and only a new shares, so he, in con-Mousquet

down to this, that the old shareholders mon with every one of the Directors Masche hare and part of their rights and nowhide by supporting the Directors' Reep want to curtail those sold righta for their own benefit-in other words, they now want to possess the cake they, havs caten. Most children do, but surely

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TO LET.

mon ought not to expect it."

To call up the uncalled capital and use it will only require $6,000 ext

Anyway, there was no reason in 1912 why this could not have been the cases, for last year's profit (per accoutis

lution.

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French destroye French roying.

* Visgahip of Capt. (Commodore'

I think tho Directors might have carried the somewhat unusual course of Holen publishing the names of shareholders, Gasisonat

oting on each side a little. further by s adding the number of shares held of

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German cruiser

Geyman gunftat

Lieut. Dordet

Linct. de Jervillier

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Chind; the French Chins Station,

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9000

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£3,500 Cape *: Rastorf

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Captain Bruninghaus

German gunboat

Comdr. Goaren

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1900

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST,

862

out of the pronte each ball your to co Anybody has s. right by law to inspect tinas the 12 per cent, dividend on the the Company's Register of members, and full capital of $1,000,000. The Direcording to the Articles, the demand timburg tors have not you pointed out the Com-for Poll can be withdrawn. pany cannot afford this,

mach clasa

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Excha

German cruiser.

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Yours faithfully,

Solarnhorst

-----* B. LOWE,

Chartered Accountant.

B. 90 “Tiku

#165,000 if the capital had been called up, vero suficient to provide a 13 por cunt, dividend on $1,000,000-$120,000, also $20,000 as more luana consonable 19 per cent. depreciation on Furaiture, etc., stid leave a further $23,000 for of Mr. FW. Robertson, the dramatict, s

tra dividend or to provide faz moice who played in several of her brother's then sufficient for any depreciation reserve plays under Sir Squire Bancroft's man- necessary for the rebuilding of the hotel #gement, died at Liverpool recently, on a 75 yeses. Hip bonis. What did the "Directors do with this $169,000 în: 1012:7

Tsingtao

Vaterland

SISTER OF WAS, KENDALI

Mrs. Foutin, sister of Mrs. Kendal and

Calabria

Italian grilinne:

+Ademastor

Macao

·Fatria

FOUS-ROOMED HOUSES · i · Ganville | #151,000); which would bare totalled Avenue and Salisbury'Avesta, Kowloon, Cheap rentals. 1486ROP with Godown attached, NATHAN

ROAD, Kowloon.

EVERY KINI

Kowloon Marine Lot No. 18 with Wharf

Apply to HUMPHREY'S ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LED. Hongkang, Nor. 22, 1919

TO LET

Footwear

[EIRION, No. 9£10 Peak YADEM babe, & Rooma, Cheap rental,

ORDER

CHERRY & CO., "MEODÉR" STREETS

Opposite Hongkong: Finest

from Luz December Newly Painted, and Colourwashed.

They paid $12,000, mono infánternet to A Rome telegrend states that the cutsiders Instead of dividend only Pope on 21st ult, amored by private bat 990,000 in dividend to shareholders, and dience Mgr Grimes, Bilio a Christ- A-G

wrote of as depreciations and, raorvos, church, New Zealand,

discussed the development 37.) BOGATK," Austin Boad, Kowloon]; Better results in 1913, and cowards one minion, and its relations.

unfurnished,"

ngakap be used to nurses te 19 poz

and Japan dividend, then even the old sharehold who recognise the morsz ing but do not like have kit thei

· No. 68. Penk,⠀⠀ MOUNT KELLETT, (Church Mission-Bociety Bungalow) from

1st October 1919 tili with, May 1914, partly Furnished Cheap sont

FOR SALE OR T CART:

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No, GOU

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